Kevin Waltman was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and spent his teens and twenties in Indiana--time spent mostly around basketball courts and political events. He moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2001 to get his MFA in fiction at The University of Alabama. There, he met his wife, Jessica Kidd. He now lives in Coker, Alabama, with Jessica, their daughter Calla, their son Holling, and their dog Henry. He teaches. He writes. He gardens. He cuts kudzu from their woods.He is the author of three y.a. novels: Nowhere Fast, Learning the Game, and Next. Slump--the sequel to Next--is due out in late 2014.You can see more about Kevin, or find teaching guides to some of his work, at kevinwaltman.com.